Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1887-02-25

Court opened at the court house in this
city Tuesday at 10 a. m. with the follow
ing officers; Hon. Hoyt II. Wheeler,
Judge George f.. Johnson, CLERK; Kit
redge Hasklns, district attorney; John
Robinson, marshal. The court was opened
in the usual form and the following jurors
were empanelled
GRAND JURORS.
Burlington-w William Henderson. b. II. Scy-
mOur o. J. Walker, ". w. Henry.
Colchcster-Charles Ltfountain, John Rolf.
Willl-ton- Jackson Miller, II. ;. } hnson.
James Patterson E; H. P4Imgr. u,,,..
Fletcher, W. }, Shiand.
Huutugtpn- Stafford Fay, VS.. Whtcomb.
NJ NJ. Biies, Corey Thompson.
PETIT JURORS.
Burlington L. a. Drew, Michael Cook. John
Roby, Thomas Rutter.
Colchester Josiah Dupaw, Peter Fountain,
n. f. wilson, II. +. Thompson.
Shelburn-Cyrus Van Nllct, II. Nash, w.
II; Harmon, Michael Quinlen.
Essex Sumner Hauley, w. b. Nichols, Ed
ward BrOwncll, J. II. Douglass.
Huntington Harry Ross, VI. Fargo, Isaac
Harris, o. j. Tomllnson
WIlistOn-Henry Lawrence, G.. w Taft,
Watson Cady, Phlletus Tcachout.
- Richmond-Levi Ellis, Il. I. Jacobs. F.
Goodrich.
The court charged the grand jury and
appointed Gen. w. w. Henry foreman AT
ter which they retired to their room. The
calendar was afterward called over There
We're Al cases on the Circuit Court law
docket and the following entries We're
made Andrew Is. Lewis, Jr., vs.. the
New England Fire Insurance Company,
discontinued without costs n ;. Clark
VS.. Ira NJ. Hill, order for the plaintiff to
furnish bail of 500 in % days Crescent
| Insurance Company VS. New England Fire
| Insurance Company discontinued with
ont costs; Martin G. Rowell VS. Ira NJ.
| Hill, order for the plaintiff to furnish $2Od
bail in 20 days j. b. Steiner VS.. b. b.
Smplley, collector, discontinued without
costs \. j. Bosart VS.. b. b. Smalley, col
lector, discontinued without costs Towle
| Hubbard x Co., VS.. b. b. Smalley, col
lector, discontinued without costs Wig
gins x Upton VS.. b. B. Smalley, collector
discontinued without costs United ; yates
VS.. Daniel Z. MOulton, discontinued
The following cases were marked foI
trial; United States vs., Frank III. Foster,
United States VS.. AFRO p. Cutting, United
States VS.. Edgar w. Badger, Daniel W
Lowell VS.. Henry Bradley. Fifteen cases
were continued and the remainder Were
left open.
On the chancery docket there were .,
cases and of this number c. w. Writers
receiver VS.. f. A. and Margaret b. Sowles
{, w. Writers, receiver VS.. f. A. SowleS
executor ct ais and c. w. Writers re
ceiver VS.. w. 5. Rublee, were entered
with the court. Eunice n. Foote ct al
VS.. Willard Manufacturing company e
ais was discontinued without costs. Ii
the case Emil Gross VS.. the Vermont Cop
per company ct ais w l.. Burnap with
drew his appearance for the orator anC
the case was discontinued for want o
prosecution with costs. In the case o
George w. Hendee, receiver vs.. the Con
necticut and Passumpsic Rivers railroad
the plaintiff was given till March.l7 to fil
his opening testimony, the defendant til
May |, and the orator till May Is to fill,
rebuttal testimony. In the case of Fred
erick a. Stegner vs.. Blake & Bradley, thu
orator was given until May to file re
butting testimony. The case of c. w
Writers, receiver, VS.. Albert Sowles ct ais
directors, was marked for hearing. Six
teen cases were continued and the re
mainder were left open,
There being no cases ready for hearing
, recess was taken until afternoon at
O'Clock
In the afternoon the time was mostl
spent in hearing motions for continuance
The case of Ezra Miller VS.. the st. Johns
bury and Lake Champlain Railroad CON
pany was referred to Hon. T. X. Gleed q
Morrisville and continued. The case q
Daniel W. Lowell VS.. Henry Bradley wa
! referred to Hon. j. w. Rowell and COZ
tinued. Motions for continuance wer
also granted in George W. Hendee, re
, Johnsbury, .Middlebury, Brandon, tn
the Passumpsic Savings bank c
st. Johnsbury and the st. Alban
= Trust company Merchants National ban